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ID:
152889
Type:
Greek
Region:
MACEDONIAN KINGS
Issuer:
Alexander III
Date Ruled:
336-323 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
201-190 BC
Weight:
16.90 g
Die Axis:
12 h
Obverse Description:
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse Legend:
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Reverse Description:
Zeus seated left on throne with back, right leg drawn back, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; monogram in left field
Mint:
Rhodes
Primary Reference:
Price unlisted Tet. #027
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=152889
Grade:
EF
Notes:
This issue clearly belongs among the late 2nd century BC issues of posthumous Alexanders of Asia Minor. The presence of the pellet border limit the possible mints to only a handful, and the style is most reminiscent of those struck at Rhodes. Almost all issues during this period feature some symbol that is the signature of the particular mint, such as the maeander pattern at Magnesia, the lion at Samos, and the sphinx at Chios. All of the issues attributed to Rhodes feature a rose, with an additional monogram or name, presumably of the mint official for a particular issue. Although the rose is not present here, the style is nearly identical to the Rhodian coins, and the complex monogram is similar in construct to those found on the Rhodian coins.
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